Eight Forty-Eight for 09.06.12

September 6, 2012

'Eight Forty-Eight' for 09.06.12

On Thursday's Eight Forty-Eight, we talk to our Boys off the Bus about Bill Clinton's barnburner of a speech and celebrate the life of lyricist Hal David with WBEZ's Richard Steele and Chicago-based singer Joanie Pallatto.

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To start, we'll check in with one of WBEZ's Boys off the Bus, Alex Keefe, about everything that went down yesterday at the DNC, from Elizabeth Warren to an energized Bill Clinton.

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RT @tonyjarnold: The view from Illinois on the convention floor. Only Delaware is closer. #dnc http://instagr.am/p/PKMzfFL-Vu/WBEZ

After that, Tony Sarabia will be joined by WBEZ's Richard Steele and Chicago-based singer Joanie Pallatto to celebrate and memorialize the life and work of famed lyricist Hal David. David, known best for his collaborations with Burt Bacharach, passed away last week at the age of 91.

Prayers, promises and Tulsa: The words of Hal DavidThe late Hal David, who died Saturday, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1921. He was a lyricist who became one half of a very successful son...